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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children does the king in the Squire's Tale have?
(a) The exact number is not given.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

2. Why does the king in the Squire’s Tale order a celebration?
(a) For his daughter's twentieth birthday.
(b) For his twentieth wedding anniversary.
(c) For the twentieth anniversary of his reign.
(d) For the birth of his twentieth child.

3. Who ultimately wins Emilie's hand?
(a) Palamon.
(b) No one; she remains unmarried.
(c) Theseus.
(d) Arcite.

4. What is the name of the apprentice cook?
(a) Perkin.
(b) Roger.
(c) Landon.
(d) He is unnamed.

5. Who tells the Franklin to go on with his tale?
(a) The Knight.
(b) The Prioress.
(c) The Host.
(d) The Squire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the Syrian merchants when they hear of Lady Constance?

2. Why does the Summoner say the Friar's Tale is well documented?

3. Who restores January's sight?

4. What does Dorigen see that makes her nervous about her husband's safety?

5. Why does the Franklin interrupt the Squire?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are the pilgrims confused by the Merchant's Tale?

2. Why does the Man of Law tell a story he heard once before?

3. Why is the Knight's Tale fitting for his character?

4. Why does the Host come up with the storytelling contest?

5. Why does January say he wants to marry? Why does he likely really want to marry?

6. What is the significance of Lady Constance's name in the Man of Law's Tale?

7. What could be considered controversial about the Wife of Bath's Tale?

8. According to the Clerk's Prologue, what is the method for telling a good story?

9. What makes the friar in the Summoner's Tale corrupt?

10. What does the Cook like about the Reeve's Tale?

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